Photo by Kayiu Wong Keep your bags packed — Pepp is staying closed until further notice. Pepperdine announced July 22 all classes for fall 2020 will be taught online, in anticipation of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state of California's guidance for higher education. "As you know, this was not the decision we had hoped or planned to make," President Jim Gash wrote in … [Read more...] about Pepp Cancels In-Person Classes for Fall 2020
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Pepp Solidifies Fall 2020 Plans
Photos by Kayiu Wong Pepperdine released its finalized plans for Seaver College for fall semester with new information on course offerings, the suspension of several International Programs and an updated academic calendar. Students received the announcement via email Thursday, July 9 at 4 p.m., addressed from Seaver Dean Michael Feltner. The email further outlined … [Read more...] about Pepp Solidifies Fall 2020 Plans
Seaver Faculty Association Releases Statement on Racial Injustice
Graphic by Ashley Mowreader The Seaver Faculty Association (SFA) released a statement on racial injustice June 22, detailing the association’s commitment to diversity and three pledged actions to create a more inclusive Pepperdine and Seaver College. "We, the Seaver Faculty Association, express our commitment to stand with the Black community and to speak out in one voice … [Read more...] about Seaver Faculty Association Releases Statement on Racial Injustice
Staff Editorial: Rigid Attendance Policies Cause Students More Risk Than Reward
Art by Madeline DuvallIt seems like a simple choice: Go to class or don’t. But often students face more of a dilemma.Seaver College does not have its own attendance policy. Instead that responsibility is left to each individual professor, allowing them to choose between a lax policy or a strict one. Rigid attendance policies that don't allow space for individual … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Rigid Attendance Policies Cause Students More Risk Than Reward
Looking Ahead to the Gash Presidency
President-Elect Jim Gash anticipates his presidency merging the top three most important facets of his life: faith, family and Pepperdine. As the community looks ahead into the unknown following the completion of President Andrew K. Benton’s last academic year of leadership, Gash says these three core values provide insight into the direction that the university will head under … [Read more...] about Looking Ahead to the Gash Presidency